''It's like Under-10s football,'' United great Paul Scholes, working for British broadcaster BT Sport, said of leaving 35-year-old forward Demba Ba to run unchallenged from his own half and score when Basaksehir cleared the ball from a corner.PSG finished its 2-1 loss at Leipzig with nine men after Idrissa Gueye and Presnel Kimpembe were sent off in the second half.PSG had eased past Leipzig in last season's semifinals in August, and a repeat looked possible Wednesday even without injured superstars Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.Angel Di Maria had given the French champion a sixth-minute lead but his penalty was saved 10 minutes later.


Dalbert's sending off effectively ended the game as a contest but Tammy Abraham added gloss to the scoreline in the 50th minute, converting Reece James' low cross from the right.

There is an alternative, that we trust referees to judge whether a defender intends to use his hand in the box but that will inevitably bring debate over a lack of consistency with pundits highlighting one incident where a penalty was given and a similar one where it wasn't.That does not change the fact that there is something that feels inherently unfair in moments like Chelsea's second penalty. Because the ball happened to loop off his shin and onto his arm, Rennes found themselves a further goal down and disadvantaged by one man. The game was effectively over because of a freak deflection. Undoubtedly, the rule as it stands risks further harsh punishment on defenders but it is uniformly harsh and perhaps that is the best the sport can hope for.


Barcelona are on the verge of advancing to the Champions League round of 16 after another victory in the group stage as Ronald Koeman's side edged Dymamo Kiev on Wednesday, 2-1, in Matchday 3. Barca got a goal from Lionel Messi in the first half and a winner from Gerard Pique in the second half before the Ukrainian side made things interesting with a goal 15 minutes from time. Barca held on though and weren't thoroughly convincing, wasting numerous of their 13 shots on goal. Messi's opener came just five minutes in on this penalty kick to set the tone, marking his third straight UCL match with a penalty scored:


Getting to the semifinals would be a big step for Neymar and company, but PSG has their eyes on Europe's top club prize this year. 다파벳 So where do they rank in our updated Power Rankings?Before the next round kicks off in Lisbon, Portugal, here is how the 12 teams that were in the competition entering last week stack up/